Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Fortifications

Moat

The absence or presence of moat as a military technology used in warfare. differs from a ditch in that it has water  

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Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity Name
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Confidence Inferred : The value is inferred.
Suspected : The value is suspected (Expert Check Needed).
Evidenced : The value is backed up by sufficient evidence.
Disputed? No : No disagreement among scholars.
Yes : There is disagreement among scholars.
Expert? : Not yet Checked by a Seshat Expert.
: Checked and accepted by a Seshat Expert (or RA).

Variable Definition Choices
moat The absence or presence of moat for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Moat Description   Edit
231
(Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Thebes-Hyksos Period is assumed.
[-1720, -1567]
present
None
232
(Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period)
Full Year Range of Egypt - Tulunid-Ikhshidid Period is assumed.
[868, 969]
present
None
233
(Spanish Empire I)
Full Year Range of Spanish Empire I is assumed.
[1516, 1715]
present
None
234
(Proto-French Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Proto-French Kingdom is assumed.
[987, 1150]
present
None
235
(French Kingdom - Late Capetian)
Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Late Capetian is assumed.
[1150, 1328]
present
None
236
(Carolingian Empire I)
Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire I is assumed.
[752, 840]
present
None
237
(Hallstatt B2-3)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt B2-3 is assumed.
[-900, -700]
unknown
None
238
(Early Merovingian)
Full Year Range of Early Merovingian is assumed.
[481, 543]
present
None
239
(Proto-Carolingian)
Full Year Range of Proto-Carolingian is assumed.
[687, 751]
present
None
240
(Middle Merovingian)
Full Year Range of Middle Merovingian is assumed.
[543, 687]
present
None
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